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| What is historically true of political parties in the US? |
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| they have never been strongly centralized. |
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| in addition to holding conventions during the presidential election years, both major parties hold elections in |
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| a political party that in 1972 gained 7.2% of the vote for governor with there candidate Ramsey Muniz. |
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| the labor intensive political era was characterized by |
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1. greater reliance on party members and volunteers
2. a lack of communication technologies like radio and Personal computers |
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| Texas has how many elected senators? |
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| Texas elects how many representative? |
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| what were some political positions held by Sam Houston? |
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1. opposed to secession
2. opposed to slavery |
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| Party De-alignment occurred at the national level around the _____ election |
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| business value conservatives support |
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1. government investment in infrastructure
2. keeping spending low |
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| in 1988 republicans made big gains in Texas by capturing |
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1. a seat on the Texas railroad commission
2. seats on the taxes supreme court |
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| the county executive committee is made up of |
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| a county chair and a the precinct chairs |
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